Laura K. Cobb

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Laura K. Cobb is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura K. Cobb has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 39 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 14 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Laura K. Cobb's work include Sodium Intake and Health (33 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (28 papers) and Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (16 papers). Laura K. Cobb is often cited by papers focused on Sodium Intake and Health (33 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (28 papers) and Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (16 papers). Laura K. Cobb collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Laura K. Cobb's co-authors include Cheryl A.M. Anderson, Lawrence J. Appel, Manuel Franco, Jessica C. Jones‐Smith, Mark Woodward, Jacqui Webster, Kathy Trieu, Norm R.C. Campbell, Paul K. Whelton and Josef Coresh and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Nature Medicine and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Laura K. Cobb

48 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The relationship of the local food environment with obesity: A systematic review of methods, study quality, and results

2015 394 citations Laura K. Cobb, Lawrence J. Appel et al. Obesity profile →
Impact of color-coded and warning nutrition labelling schemes: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

2021 129 citations Jing Song, M. Brown et al. PLoS Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura K. Cobb United States	25	1.3k	945	419	229	210	54	2.0k
Branka Legetić United States	16	789 0.6×	636 0.7×	183 0.4×	167 0.7×	169 0.8×	33	1.1k
Sheila Maria Alvim Matos Brazil	22	961 0.8×	216 0.2×	342 0.8×	251 1.1×	419 2.0×	93	2.1k
Patrícia Padrão Portugal	28	1.1k 0.9×	460 0.5×	101 0.2×	264 1.2×	784 3.7×	178	2.4k
Ismael Campos‐Nonato Mexico	23	964 0.8×	310 0.3×	249 0.6×	697 3.0×	289 1.4×	53	2.1k
Christine Cleghorn New Zealand	22	1.4k 1.1×	581 0.6×	77 0.2×	464 2.0×	724 3.4×	59	2.6k
T. Elaine Prewitt United States	26	1.6k 1.2×	539 0.6×	224 0.5×	688 3.0×	952 4.5×	51	3.3k
Sameera A. Talegawkar United States	28	1.2k 0.9×	735 0.8×	329 0.8×	278 1.2×	761 3.6×	102	2.6k
Kristie J. Lancaster United States	18	897 0.7×	187 0.2×	216 0.5×	489 2.1×	319 1.5×	39	1.8k
Rebecca M. Mullis United States	23	1.8k 1.4×	785 0.8×	316 0.8×	717 3.1×	838 4.0×	57	3.5k
Vanessa Candeias Switzerland	5	727 0.6×	748 0.8×	225 0.5×	95 0.4×	184 0.9×	6	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura K. Cobb

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Xu, Jianwei, Zhifang Li, Anqi Ge, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of Population‐Based Sodium Reduction Strategies in China: Protocol for a Study Using a Combined Quantitative and Qualitative Approach. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 27(8). e70123–e70123. 1 indexed citations

Saxena, Akshar, Adam D. Koon, Christine J. Curtis, et al.. (2025). Estimated health impact, cost, and cost-effectiveness of taxation on unhealthy packaged foods in the Philippines: a modelling study. The Lancet Public Health. 10(10). e824–e834.

Xu, Xiaoyue, Vivekanand Jha, Laura K. Cobb, et al.. (2024). Potassium-Enriched Salt Substitutes: A Review of Recommendations in Clinical Management Guidelines. Hypertension. 81(3). 400–414. 11 indexed citations

Stransky, Michelle L., et al.. (2024). Reinvigorating the Promise of the National Database for Autism Research (NDAR) to Advance Autism Knowledge. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 55(1). 385–389.

Curtis, Christine J., Matti Marklund, Akshar Saxena, et al.. (2023). Considerations for modelling a broad food tax in the Philippines and other low-income and middle-income countries. BMJ Global Health. 8(Suppl 8). e012068–e012068. 4 indexed citations

Marklund, Matti, Léopold Ndemnge Aminde, Mary Njeri Wanjau, et al.. (2023). Estimated health benefits, costs and cost-effectiveness of eliminating dietary industrial trans fatty acids in Kenya: cost-effectiveness analysis. BMJ Global Health. 8(10). e012692–e012692. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Yu, Laura K. Cobb, Yichao Wang, et al.. (2022). ‘Love with Less Salt’: evaluation of a sodium reduction mass media campaign in China. BMJ Open. 12(10). e056725–e056725. 4 indexed citations

Song, Jing, M. Brown, Laura K. Cobb, et al.. (2022). Delayed Finalization of Sodium Targets in the United States May Cost Over 250 000 Lives by 2031. Hypertension. 79(4). 798–808. 3 indexed citations

Ide, Nicole, Roopa Shivashankar, Zeng Ge, et al.. (2021). Core Strategies to Increase the Uptake and Use of Potassium-Enriched Low-Sodium Salt. Nutrients. 13(9). 3203–3203. 11 indexed citations

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Yin, Xuejun, Hueiming Liu, Jacqui Webster, et al.. (2021). Availability, Formulation, Labeling, and Price of Low-sodium Salt Worldwide: Environmental Scan. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 7(7). e27423–e27423. 31 indexed citations

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Yin, Xuejun, Maoyi Tian, Lingli Sun, et al.. (2021). Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Reduced-Sodium Salts as a Population-Level Intervention: A Qualitative Study. Nutrients. 13(9). 3225–3225. 14 indexed citations

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Temme, Elisabeth H. M., et al.. (2021). WHO global sodium benchmarks for different food categories. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 31 indexed citations

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Song, Jing, M. Brown, Monique Tan, et al.. (2021). Impact of color-coded and warning nutrition labelling schemes: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine. 18(10). e1003765–e1003765. 129 indexed citations breakdown →

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Marklund, Matti, Gitanjali Singh, Raquel C. Greer, et al.. (2020). Estimated population wide benefits and risks in China of lowering sodium through potassium enriched salt substitution: modelling study. BMJ. 369. m824–m824. 62 indexed citations

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Frieden, Thomas R., et al.. (2020). Reducing Premature Mortality from Cardiovascular and Other Non-Communicable Diseases by One Third: Achieving Sustainable Development Goal Indicator 3.4.1. Global Heart. 15(1). 50–50. 33 indexed citations

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Campbell, Norm R.C., Feng J. He, Monique Tan, et al.. (2019). The International Consortium for Quality Research on Dietary Sodium/Salt (TRUE) position statement on the use of 24‐hour, spot, and short duration (<24 hours) timed urine collections to assess dietary sodium intake. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 21(6). 700–709. 86 indexed citations

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Cobb, Laura K., et al.. (2015). The relationship of the local food environment with obesity: A systematic review of methods, study quality, and results. Obesity. 23(7). 1331–1344. 394 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cobb, Laura K., Job Godino, Elizabeth Selvin, et al.. (2015). Abstract P275: Physical Activity Among Married Couples in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Circulation. 131. 1 indexed citations

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Cobb, Laura K., Cheryl A.M. Anderson, Paul Elliott, et al.. (2014). Methodological Issues in Cohort Studies That Relate Sodium Intake to Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes. Circulation. 129(10). 1173–1186. 194 indexed citations

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Angell, Sonia Y., Laura K. Cobb, Christine J. Curtis, Kevin Konty, & Lynn Silver. (2012). Change in Trans Fatty Acid Content of Fast-Food Purchases Associated With New York City's Restaurant Regulation. Annals of Internal Medicine. 3 indexed citations

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